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        1995 Midwestern ACM Chapter Conference Programming Contest

                    MECH MANIA - "It's Stompin' Time"

                   Sponsored by O'Reilly & Associates
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Overview:
  Programming contest teams will write C++ code to control their army
  of mechs in a futuristic game of 'capture the flag'.  Actually 
  capturing the flag is not a requirement -- simply blowing your opponents
  base to dust will suffice.  After a day of coding and debugging, teams
  will compete in an elimination tournament shown on a wall-sized
  projection screen.

What you need to know:
  C++ programming experience is expected.  All C++ classes and game engine
  code will be provided -- your team must code the methods that handle
  resource allocation at the start of the game and the operation of the
  mechs during the game.  One or two complete sample clients will be
  provided.

What you don't need to know:
  Graphics or Network programming -- the Client/Server game engine and
  complete documentation is provided.  

Some Specifics:
  o Teams:           up to twelve teams of 3 people
                     student, professional, or mixed teams accepted
  o Time Limit:      you have 12.5 hours to write and debug your code
  o Resources:       we provide two HP workstations, GNU C++ and the 
                     GNU debugger, emacs and vi, and complete specs on 
                     the game API
  o More Resources:  you may bring any textual references you like -
                     C++ books,  Sun Tzu's "The Art of War", whatever. 
  o Food:            Pizza and Pop provided twice during the day
                     Sub Sandwiches provided the next day
  o Break:           Keynote Speaker, Steve Wozniak will be talking in
                     the early afternoon.

Prizes:
  o First, second, and third place teams will receive plaques.
  o The first place team will also receive an awesome stack of
    X Window System Books from O'Reilly & Associates
    (including vols 0, 1, 2, 4M, 5, 6A, 6B, 6C, and the R6 update)
    see the web page for details

Cost:
  o Conference Attendee fee required:
    $35 for students and $45 for professionals
  o Conference fee covers food and allows team members to attend any
    other conference events if they need a break from coding. 

Location & Schedule (exact times may change slightly):
  o University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Digital Computer Laboratory,  1304 West Springfield, Urbana IL
  o Friday,   Nov 3rd:  6:00pm - 9:00pm   Registration
  o Saturday, Nov 4th:  8:00am - 9:00am   Registration / Check In
                        9:00am - 9:30am   Intro / Q&A Session
                        9:30am - noon     Lab Time (2.5 hours)
                          noon - 12:30pm  Pizza & Pop
                        1:00pm - 2:30pm   Steve Wozniak
                        3:00pm - 1:00am   Lab Time (10 hours)
                       ~7:00pm            More Pizza & Pop
  o Sunday,   Nov 5th:  9:00am - 2:00pm   Elimination Matches, Lunch, & Awards

More Information:
  o on the web:  http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/conference/prog.html
  o email:       reflections@acm.uiuc.edu
  o phone:       217.333.5828

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 Brian J. Swetland  ACM@UIUC Programming Contest Coordinator & Stuff
 swetland@uiuc.edu  http://hagbard.ncsa.uiuc.edu/swetland/